How much coast is there?

Denmark’s coastline is 47% longer than Spain’s.

Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition) · Spain: 4,964 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Spain’s highest peak towers 3,547 m above Denmark’s.

Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition) · Spain: 3,718 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Spain has 8.2 times as many people as Denmark.

Denmark: 6.01 million (2025) · Spain: 49.4 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Denmark is 52% more densely populated than Spain.

Denmark: 150 per km² (2025) · Spain: 99 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Spain is 3.7 years older than in Denmark.

Denmark: 41.2 years (2023) · Spain: 44.9 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Denmark have 0.4 more children on average than in Spain.

Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Spain: 1.1 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

22% of people in Spain are 65 or older, versus 21% in Denmark.

Denmark: 21.1% (2025) · Spain: 21.6% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Spain 1.4.

Denmark: 20 (2025) · Spain: 1.4 (2025)

How many official languages?

Denmark and Spain are practically level.

Denmark: 1 (2026) · Spain: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Spain’s economy is 4.1 times the size of Denmark’s.

Denmark: $463 billion (2025) · Spain: $1.91 trillion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Denmark produces 39% more per person than Spain.

Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025) · Spain: Int$59,868 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Spain than in Denmark (Gini 3.5 points higher).

Denmark: 29.9 (2023) · Spain: 33.4 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 10% in Spain, versus 5.5% in Denmark.

Denmark: 5.5% (2025) · Spain: 10.4% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Denmark spends 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Spain 1.4%.

Denmark: 2.4% (2024) · Spain: 1.4% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Spain’s.

Denmark: 92% (2025) · Spain: 65% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Denmark spends 2.2 times as much on health per person as Spain.

Denmark: $6,745 (2024) · Spain: $3,107 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Denmark is 35% more likely to die before turning one than in Spain.

Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Spain: 2.6 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Denmark has 5% more doctors per person than Spain.

Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Spain: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

19% of adults in Spain are obese, versus 15% in Denmark.

Denmark: 15.2% (2024) · Spain: 18.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

28% of adults in Spain smoke, versus 16% in Denmark.

Denmark: 15.7% (2024) · Spain: 27.6% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Denmark rate their lives 1.00 points higher than in Spain.

Denmark: 7.54 (2025) · Spain: 6.54 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Spain drink 27% more alcohol than in Denmark.

Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023) · Spain: 12.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Denmark and Spain are nearly identical here.

Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023) · Spain: 100.8 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Denmark has 357 kcal more food per person per day than Spain.

Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023) · Spain: 3,377 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Spain put in 258 more hours a year than in Denmark.

Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023) · Spain: 1,638 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Denmark went to school 2.3 years longer than in Spain.

Denmark: 13 years (2023) · Spain: 10.8 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Denmark welcomed 25% more tourists per resident than Spain (2019).

Denmark: 2.4 (2022) · Spain: 1.92 (2024)

How many people are online?

100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 96% in Spain.

Denmark: 100% (2024) · Spain: 96% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

Denmark and Spain are practically level.

Denmark: 100% (2024) · Spain: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 81% in Spain.

Denmark: 89% (2025) · Spain: 81% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Spain has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Denmark 127.

Denmark: 127 (2024) · Spain: 130 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Spain’s railway network is 6 times as long as Denmark’s.

Denmark: 2,682 km (2020) · Spain: 15,963 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Denmark: no data · Spain: 1.91 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 37% of Spain, but only 16% of Denmark.

Denmark: 15.8% (2023) · Spain: 37.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Denmark emits 3% more CO₂ than someone in Spain.

Denmark: 4.7 t (2024) · Spain: 4.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 56% in Spain.

Denmark: 91.2% (2025) · Spain: 55.9% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Spain carries 11% more fine dust than in Denmark.

Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · Spain: 10 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 22% more likely to be murdered in Denmark than in Spain.

Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Spain: 0.7 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Spain are 52% deadlier than in Denmark.

Denmark: 2.3 per 100k (2021) · Spain: 3.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Spain is on average 5.3 °C warmer than Denmark.

Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 14.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Denmark gets 27% more rain than Spain.

Denmark: 845 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 665 mm (2016–2025 avg)